Nail light bracelet



April 20, 1965 P. A. ANGLE 3,179,795

NAIL LIGHT BRACELET Filed Sept. 20, 1962 FIG. 2

INVENTOR. PAULA A. ANGLE Mmmm ww ATTDRNEYS United Staesaent 3,179,795 NAN HGHT BRACELET Paula A. Angle, Yarmonth, Mass. (4-39 Main St., Hyannis, Mass.) Filed Sept. 20, 1962, Ser. No. 224,955 2 Claims. (Cl. 240-69) This invention relates to a bracelet to which is attached a small flash-light located in such a way as to shine on the finger nails of the hand. attached to the wrist on which the bracelet is mounted. Above the light is a shield which is designed not only to protect the eyes of the manicurist operating on the finger nails from the direct gleam of light from the flash-light, but also to shield the finger nails from air drafts which may come from adjacent hair driers and might otherwise cause premature dryingof liquids applied to the nails.

For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following description thereof, and to the drawing, of which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of an embodiment of the invention, a portion being broken away; and

FIGURE 2 is an end view of the same.

The bracelet forms a closed curve and may be of any suitable construction and material but wide enough to support post 12 which is secured at one end to the bracelet and nrojects radially therefrom, the post being upright when the bracelet has been fastened about a wrist which is held horizontal. FIGURE 1 of the drawing shows an embodiment of the invention as viewed from a somewhat higher level.

Secured to the post 12 and projecting forward therefrom at right angles to the plane of the bracelet and at a convenient height above the bracelet 10 is a flash-light 14, preferably of the fountain pen size, that is, about half the length of an average human hand, with the customary bulb in in the forward end. As shown, the flash-light has its control switch 13 at its base for ease of access.

3,179,795 Patented Apr. 20, 1965 Above the flash-light a shield 2 3 extends forward from the post in a plane parallel to the axis of the flashlight, this shield being approximately as long as the average human hand. The forward portion 22 of the shield may curve somewhat downward, as shown, for more effective protection of the eyes of the manicurist from direct beams from the lamp l6, and protection of the finger nails from air drafts from above.

I claim:

1. In combination, a bracelet forming a closed curve and adapted to be mounted about a wrist, a post secured at one end to said bracelet and extending radially therefrom, a small tubular flash-light about half the length of an average human hand secured near one end thereof to the other end of said post and extending at right angles to the plane of said bracelet, said flash-light having its lamp bulb at the end remote from the junction with said post, and a shield mounted at one end thereof at the junction of said post and flash-light and extending in a plane parallel to said flash-light a distance approximately equal to the length of an average human hand.

i 2. A combination as described in claim 1, the end portion of the shield remote from the post curving toward the axis of the flash-light.

References Cited by the Examiner UNlTED STATES PATENTS 1,620,842 3/27 Van Rensselear 240-59 X 1,930,620 10/33 Loveen 240-59 2,506,685 5/50 Sadloski et a1 240-59 FOREIGN PATENTS 989,270 5/51 France.

EVON C. BLUNK, Primary Examiner.

LAWRENCE CHARLES, NORTON ANSI-1BR,

Examiners. 

1. IN COMBINATION, A BRACELET FORMING A CLOSED CURVE AND ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ABOUT A WRIST, A POST SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID BRACELET AND EXTENDING RADIALLY THEREFROM, A SMALL TUBULAR FLASH-LIGHT ABOUT HALF THE LENGTH OF AN AVERAGE HUMAN HAND SECURED NEAR ONE END THEREOF TO THE OTHER END OF SAID POST AND EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE PLANE OF SAID BRACELET, SAID FLASH-LIGHT HAVING ITS LAMP BULB AT THE END REMOTE FROM THE JUNCTION WITH SAID POST, AND A SHIELD MOUNTED AT ONE END THEREOF AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID POST AND FLASH-LIGHT AND EXTENDING 